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It certainly pays to advertise!!

Posted in Music, tagged on October 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In case you think this is a modern concept, think again.
I received an interesting link through Composers’ Datebook.
To cut a long story short, it was on today’s date in 1739 that Herr Georg Friedrich Händel (by now anglicised to Mr. George Frederic Handel) advertised in the papers that he was accepting subscriptions for his latest [...]

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This day in Music

Posted in Music, tagged on March 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

1829: Mendelssohn conducted the first performance of Johann Sebastian Bach’s “St Matthew Passion” in almost a hundred years, setting the stage for a revival of interest in Bach.

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This day in Music

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on March 8, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

CPE Bach born this day, 1714, Weimar
Hector Berlioz died on this day 1862, age 62, Paris
Sir Thomas Beecham died 1961, age 81, London.
Premiere of Sibelius’ 2nd symphony 1902 (Helsinki Philharmonic, Sibelius conducting).
Premiere of Enescu’s Rumanian rhapsodies 1 & 2, 1903, Bucharest (Enescu conducting). 

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This day in Music

Posted in Music, tagged on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

Ravel was born on this day in 1875 in Ciboure.

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